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Alevism As an Ethno-Religious Identity - Contested Boundaries

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Until recently the importance of religion in the modern world has often been underestimated in Western societies, whereas its significance is absolutely crucial in the Middle East. Religion is critical to a sense of belonging for communities and nations, and can be a force for unity or division. This is the case for the Alevis, an ethnic and religious community that constitutes approximately 20% of the Turkish population - its second largest religious group. In the current crisis in the Middle East, the heightened religious tensions between Sunnis, Shias and Alawites raise questions about who the Alevis are and where they stand in this conflict. With an ambiguous relationship to Islam, historically Alevis have been treated as a 'suspect community' in Turkey and recently, whilst distinct from Alawites, have sympathised with the Assad regime's secular orientation. The chapters in this book analyse different aspects of Alevi identity in relation to religion, politics, culture, education and national identity, drawing on specialist research in the field. The approach is interdisciplinary and contributes to wider debates concerning ethnicity, religion, migration and trans/national identity within and across ethno-religious boundaries.
The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the National Identities journal.

List of contents

Introduction  1. The emergence of Alevism as an ethno-religious identity  2. Constructing a social space for Alevi political identity: religion, antagonism and collective passion  3. The AKP, sectarianism, and the Alevis' struggle for equal rights in Turkey  4. Thoughts on the rhetoric that women and men are equal in Alevi belief and practice (Alevilik) - to Songül  5. Television and the making of transnational Alevi identity  6. From 'a sort of Muslim' to 'proud to be Alevi': the Alevi religion and identity project combatting the negative identity among second-generation Alevis in the UK

Product details

Authors Celia (University of Westminster Jenkins
Assisted by Suavi Aydin (Editor), Umit Cetin (Editor), Celia Jenkins (Editor)
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.06.2020
 
EAN 9780367519100
ISBN 978-0-367-51910-0
No. of pages 130
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions

Islam, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Turkey, Social and cultural anthropology

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